Federal worker advocates file legal challenges to DOGE, Schedule F

Image caption: Members of the American Federation of Government Employees set up a banner before a protest of a government shutdown on Jan. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. Image credit: Mark Makela / Getty Images. Article by Madison Alder. FedScoop – January 22, 2025. 

Federal worker advocates are among those challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to establish a Department of Government Efficiency organization and remove employment protections for certain civil service workers. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Public Citizen, the American Federation of Government Employees and the State Democracy Defenders […]

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Executive Orders referenced in the article:

Executive Order – January 20, 2025: Establishing and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” 

Executive Order – January 20, 2025: Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions within the Federal Workforce

Executive Order – October 21, 2020: Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service